{"id":20052,"date":"2026-06-02T11:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/?p=20052"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:59:44","slug":"ppwr-producer-vs-manufacturer-obligations-definitions-and-practical-cases-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/en\/ppwr-producer-vs-manufacturer-obligations-definitions-and-practical-cases-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"PPWR manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer vs pro\u00addu\u00adcer: obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons, defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adons and prac\u00adti\u00adcal cases at a glan\u00adce"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20052\" class=\"elementor elementor-20052 elementor-19993\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-790a46f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"790a46f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2df88d\" data-id=\"e2df88d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afc0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4afc0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The count\u00addown is on: By 12 August 2026, com\u00adpa\u00adnies must adapt their pack\u00ada\u00adging to the requi\u00adre\u00adments of the PPWR. <br>A key aspect is the clear distinc\u00adtion bet\u00adween pro\u00addu\u00adcer and manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer under the PPWR. Com\u00adpa\u00adnies should assess ear\u00adly on which role they take within the sup\u00adp\u00adly chain and what obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons ari\u00adse from it.<span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_20}}}{{{wpml_tag_21}}}\"> <\/span><\/p><h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer vs pro\u00addu\u00adcer in the PPWR: what does this mean in prac\u00adti\u00adce?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_29}}}{{{wpml_tag_30}}}\"> <\/span><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the first time, the PPWR cle\u00adar\u00adly distin\u00adgu\u00adis\u00adhes bet\u00adween two sepa\u00adra\u00adte eco\u00adno\u00admic ope\u00adra\u00adtors:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_36}}}{{{wpml_tag_37}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7de2499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7de2499\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b98eeba\" data-id=\"b98eeba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49e8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a49e8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer <\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4b54a8\" data-id=\"a4b54a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1a505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1a505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">pro\u00addu\u00adcer <\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927606f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"927606f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Both roles are asso\u00adcia\u00adted with cle\u00adar\u00adly defi\u00adned respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h2>The manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer under the PPWR (Art. 3(1) No. 13)<\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer within the mea\u00adning of the PPWR is a com\u00adpa\u00adny that:<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_23}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has its name or trade\u00admark on the pack\u00ada\u00adging, or<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_33}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has pack\u00ada\u00adging or packa\u00adged pro\u00adducts deve\u00adlo\u00adped or manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adred under its own name or brand (e.g. pri\u00adva\u00adte labels).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0262aea elementors-align-left elementor-grid-1 default default-grid elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 content-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-nov-icon-box\" data-id=\"0262aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;icon_pos&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;view&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;grid_style&quot;:&quot;default-grid&quot;,&quot;link_pos&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nov-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-container elementor-grid content-grid-desktop-1 content-grid-tablet-2 content-grid-mobile-1 content-grid-default desktop-carousel icon-pos-left link-pos-bottom\" data-desktop-column=\"1\" data-tablet-column=\"2\" data-mobile-column=\"1\" data-desktop-slide=\"1\" data-tablet-slide=\"1\" data-mobile-slide=\"1\" data-loop=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-autoplay-duration=\"10000000\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-icon nodesc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"nov nov-i-LightBulb_On\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImportant: Within a sup\u00adp\u00adly chain, the\u00adre is always only one manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b7fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b7fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who is the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer? \u2013 Two key prac\u00adti\u00adcal cases <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_6}}}{{{wpml_tag_7}}}\"> <\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The clas\u00adsi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon depends on whe\u00adther con\u00adtract manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring exists and when a pack\u00ada\u00adging rea\u00adches its final form.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807440b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"807440b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Case 1 \u2013 Con\u00adtract manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If a com\u00adpa\u00adny com\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adons a con\u00adtract packer to deve\u00adlop or manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adre pack\u00ada\u00adging or packa\u00adged pro\u00adducts under its own brand:<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The com\u00admis\u00adsio\u00adning com\u00adpa\u00adny is the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer.<\/span><\/p><h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key cri\u00adte\u00adria<\/span><\/b><\/h4><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_38}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brand owner\u00adship is not decisi\u00adve<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_48}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Group com\u00adpa\u00adnies or licen\u00adsees may also be manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_58}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The decisi\u00adve fac\u00adtor is the link bet\u00adween brand and pack\u00ada\u00adging design<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_68}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The indi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon of the con\u00adtract packer does not chan\u00adge respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Excep\u00adti\u00adon for micro-enter\u00adpri\u00adses<\/span><\/b><\/h4><p>For com\u00adpa\u00adnies with:<\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_94}}}\">fewer than 10 employees<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_97}}}\">a maxi\u00admum of \u20ac2 mil\u00adli\u00adon tur\u00adno\u00adver or balan\u00adce sheet total<\/li><\/ul><p><br>the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing appli\u00ades:<\/p><ul><li>sup\u00adpli\u00ader in the same EU Mem\u00adber Sta\u00adte \u2192 sup\u00adpli\u00ader is the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer<\/li><li>sourcing from ano\u00adther EU coun\u00adtry \u2192 the com\u00adpa\u00adny its\u00adelf beco\u00admes the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br>Prin\u00adci\u00adple:<\/strong> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The decisi\u00adve fac\u00adtor is who can assess the con\u00adfor\u00admi\u00adty of the pack\u00ada\u00adging. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab05d31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab05d31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7df85b5\" data-id=\"7df85b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0650332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0650332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Case 2 \u2013 No con\u00adtract manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_6}}}{{{wpml_tag_7}}}\"> <\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here, the deter\u00admi\u00adning fac\u00adtor is when a pack\u00ada\u00adging rea\u00adches its final form.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdeb92 elementor-grid-1 default default-grid elementors-align-top elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 content-position-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-nov-icon-box\" data-id=\"1fdeb92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;view&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;grid_style&quot;:&quot;default-grid&quot;,&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;icon_pos&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;title_pos&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nov-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-container elementor-grid content-grid-desktop-1 content-grid-tablet-2 content-grid-mobile-1 content-grid-default desktop-carousel icon-pos-top\" data-desktop-column=\"1\" data-tablet-column=\"2\" data-mobile-column=\"1\" data-desktop-slide=\"1\" data-tablet-slide=\"1\" data-mobile-slide=\"1\" data-loop=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-autoplay-duration=\"10000000\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"nov nov-i-Crisp-Packet\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSales and grou\u00adped pack\u00ada\u00adging \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Only beco\u00adme pack\u00ada\u00adging once fil\u00adled<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The fil\u00adling com\u00adpa\u00adny is the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_10}}}{{{wpml_tag_11}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap has-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"nov nov-i-Pallet\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-inner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrans\u00adport, ser\u00advice and pri\u00adma\u00adry pack\u00ada\u00adging \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Rigid pack\u00ada\u00adging <br>(e.g. pal\u00adlets, cra\u00adtes, cof\u00adfee-to-go cups, piz\u00adza boxes)<span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_14}}}{{{wpml_tag_15}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alre\u00ada\u00addy com\u00adple\u00adte upon pro\u00adduc\u00adtion<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer fills in the emp\u00adty pack\u00ada\u00adging<br><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_27}}}{{{wpml_tag_28}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>Fle\u00adxi\u00adble pack\u00ada\u00adging<br>(e.g. films, strap\u00adping bands)<span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_44}}}{{{wpml_tag_45}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reach final form only upon use<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The assembling com\u00adpa\u00adny is the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_57}}}{{{wpml_tag_58}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc3edf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cc3edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons of the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer under the PPWR<\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer are respon\u00adsi\u00adble for the con\u00adfor\u00admi\u00adty of the pack\u00ada\u00adging:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/en\/5-steps-through-the-conformity-assessment-procedure-how-to-master-the-ppwr\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">con\u00adfor\u00admi\u00adty assess\u00adment pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre (Art. 38 PPWR)<\/span> <\/a><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tech\u00adni\u00adcal docu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/en\/ppwr-declaration-of-conformity-what-companies-need-to-know\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">EU decla\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of con\u00adfor\u00admi\u00adty<\/span> <\/a><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">com\u00adpli\u00adance with Artic\u00adles 5\u201312 PPWR<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mar\u00adking (manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer + iden\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br>Con\u00adclu\u00adsi\u00adon:<\/span><\/b><br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer bears pri\u00adma\u00adry respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty for tech\u00adni\u00adcal com\u00adpli\u00adance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732e24e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"732e24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda4385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cda4385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The pro\u00addu\u00adcer under the PPWR (Art. 3(1) No. 15) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3789ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3789ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pro\u00addu\u00adcer within the mea\u00adning of the PPWR is the com\u00adpa\u00adny that: <\/p><ul><li>opens the sup\u00adp\u00adly chain in the Mem\u00adber Sta\u00adte whe\u00adre the pack\u00ada\u00adging later beco\u00admes was\u00adte.<\/li><\/ul><p><br>For sales and grou\u00adped pack\u00ada\u00adging, this is usual\u00adly the com\u00adpa\u00adny that first places the pro\u00adduct on the mar\u00adket in the respec\u00adti\u00adve coun\u00adtry. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055128c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"055128c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pro\u00addu\u00adcer role is coun\u00adtry-spe\u00adci\u00adfic<\/span><\/b><\/h3><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_14}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Must be asses\u00adsed sepa\u00adra\u00adte\u00adly for each EU Mem\u00adber Sta\u00adte<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_24}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Objec\u00adti\u00adve: one pro\u00addu\u00adcer per pack\u00ada\u00adging unit<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><br><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span><\/span> A com\u00adpa\u00adny may take on dif\u00adfe\u00adrent roles in dif\u00adfe\u00adrent count\u00adries.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Basic prin\u00adci\u00adple \u2013 coun\u00adtry-of-first-pla\u00adce\u00adment prio\u00adri\u00adty<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p><strong>The decisi\u00adve fac\u00adtor is:<\/strong> Who starts the sup\u00adp\u00adly chain in the coun\u00adtry whe\u00adre the pack\u00ada\u00adging beco\u00admes was\u00adte.<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Exam\u00adp\u00adle Ger\u00adma\u00adny:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First pla\u00adce\u00adment in Ger\u00adma\u00adny \u2192 pro\u00addu\u00adcer within the mea\u00adning of the PPWR<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br>Important: <\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pro\u00addu\u00adcer is not auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly the pro\u00addu\u00adcer<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The decisi\u00adve fac\u00adtor is the first pla\u00adce\u00adment<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If coun\u00adtry-of-first-pla\u00adce\u00adment does not app\u00adly<\/span><\/b><\/h3><h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Importer<\/span><\/b><\/h4><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Import of pack\u00ada\u00adging or pro\u00adducts from a third coun\u00adtry<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Important:<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Within the EU, this is not con\u00adside\u00adred an import<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtor<\/span><\/b><\/h4><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_153}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Making pack\u00ada\u00adging or pro\u00adducts available in Ger\u00adma\u00adny from ano\u00adther EU Mem\u00adber Sta\u00adte<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> In case of re-import, the last natio\u00adnal sup\u00adp\u00adly chain is decisi\u00adve<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When is a com\u00adpa\u00adny both manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer and pro\u00addu\u00adcer?<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If:<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_194}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer is loca\u00adted in the same Mem\u00adber Sta\u00adte whe\u00adre the pack\u00ada\u00adging beco\u00admes was\u00adte<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> In this case, it auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly assu\u00admes both roles.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons of the pro\u00addu\u00adcer<\/span><\/b><\/h2><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"38\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_228}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regis\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adon in the LUCID pack\u00ada\u00adging regis\u00adter<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"38\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_238}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sys\u00adtem par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adon (e.g. dual sys\u00adtem)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"38\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_248}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">report\u00ading of pack\u00ada\u00adging volu\u00admes<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b8f2d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"49b8f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd161b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd161b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PPWR 2026 \u2013 shift in pro\u00addu\u00adcer respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty<\/span><\/b><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The PPWR signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly shifts exten\u00added pro\u00addu\u00adcer respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty (EPR).<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon for sys\u00adtem par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adon will incre\u00adasing\u00adly lie with the retail sec\u00adtor.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pri\u00adva\u00adte labels \u2013 new role for retail<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Retail com\u00adpa\u00adnies with pri\u00adva\u00adte labels will in future be:<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"39\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_48}}}\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer<\/span><\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"39\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_60}}}\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and pro\u00addu\u00adcers<\/span><\/b><\/li><\/ul><h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br>This means in prac\u00adti\u00adce<\/span><\/b><\/h4><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"40\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_82}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sys\u00adtem par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adon obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon lies with retail<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"40\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_92}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">no trans\u00adfer to sup\u00adpli\u00aders pos\u00adsi\u00adble<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"40\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_102}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon appli\u00ades befo\u00adre pla\u00adcing on the mar\u00adket<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Imports wit\u00adhout inter\u00adme\u00addia\u00adries<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Com\u00adpa\u00adnies import\u00ading direct\u00adly:<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_133}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are con\u00adside\u00adred pro\u00addu\u00adcer<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_143}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are sub\u00adject to sys\u00adtem par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adon obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prac\u00adti\u00adcal tips for pre\u00adpa\u00adring for the PPWR<\/span><\/b><\/h2><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"42\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_167}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">review roles along the sup\u00adp\u00adly chain<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"42\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_177}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cle\u00adar\u00adly defi\u00adne respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"42\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_187}}}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prepa\u00adre data and pro\u00adces\u00adses in good time<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349a449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"349a449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fre\u00adquent\u00adly asked ques\u00adti\u00adons on the PPWR (FAQ)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_6}}}{{{wpml_tag_7}}}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f6003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"73f6003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fathin fathin-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fathin fathin-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What chan\u00adges for pri\u00adva\u00adte labels? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Com\u00adpa\u00adnies with pri\u00adva\u00adte labels are both<\/span> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pro\u00addu\u00adcer and manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><br>A trans\u00adfer of sys\u00adtem par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adon obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons to sup\u00adpli\u00aders is not pos\u00adsi\u00adble.<span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_13}}}{{{wpml_tag_14}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prac\u00adti\u00adcal case \u2013 pri\u00adva\u00adte label with con\u00adtract packer<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_22}}}{{{wpml_tag_23}}}\"> <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The retail com\u00adpa\u00adny:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_29}}}{{{wpml_tag_30}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_37}}}{{{wpml_tag_38}}}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is the pro\u00addu\u00adcer<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_44}}}{{{wpml_tag_45}}}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bears full respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_55}}}{{{wpml_tag_56}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1212\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fathin fathin-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fathin fathin-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer role chan\u00adge? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1212\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1212\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Importers or dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtors can beco\u00adme manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer if they:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_6}}}{{{wpml_tag_7}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"44\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_11}}}\" span>\u201d data-aria-posinset=\u201c1\u201d data-aria-level=\u201c1\u201d&gt;<span data-contrast=\"auto\">dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adte under their own brand or<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_15}}}{{{wpml_tag_16}}}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"44\" data-list-defn-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_21}}}\" span>\u201d data-aria-posinset=\u201c2\u201d data-aria-level=\u201c1\u201d&gt;<span data-contrast=\"auto\">modi\u00adfy pack\u00ada\u00adging<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_25}}}{{{wpml_tag_26}}}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(excep\u00adti\u00adon: micro-enter\u00adpri\u00adses)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_33}}}{{{wpml_tag_34}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8a6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f8a6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Take action now: your PPWR imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon with Noven\u00adtiz<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_6}}}{{{wpml_tag_7}}}\"> <\/span><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The requi\u00adre\u00adments of the PPWR requi\u00adre clear decis\u00adi\u00adons and struc\u00adtu\u00adred imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon \u2013 espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly regar\u00adding roles, data and com\u00adpli\u00adance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_13}}}{{{wpml_tag_14}}}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With our solu\u00adti\u00adons, you gain cla\u00adri\u00adty quick\u00adly and imple\u00adment requi\u00adre\u00adments effi\u00adci\u00adent\u00adly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_20}}}{{{wpml_tag_21}}}\"> 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Gene\u00adra\u00adtor \u2013 digi\u00adtal and effi\u00adci\u00adent com\u00adpli\u00adance \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Crea\u00adte your PPWR-com\u00adpli\u00adant decla\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons of con\u00adfor\u00admi\u00adty in a struc\u00adtu\u00adred and legal\u00adly com\u00adpli\u00adant way using our online tool.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{{{wpml_tag_4}}}{{{wpml_tag_5}}}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-grid-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"learn-more-btn text-border-btn btn-icon-after\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noventiz.de\/ppwr-konformitaetserklaerung-tool\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess the DoC Gene\u00adra\u00adtor \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e50010 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e50010\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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A key aspect is the clear distinc\u00adtion bet\u00adween pro\u00addu\u00adcer and manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer under the PPWR. Com\u00adpa\u00adnies should assess ear\u00adly on which role they take within the sup\u00adp\u00adly chain and what obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons ari\u00adse\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ppwr","category-umweltgesetze"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PPWR manufacturer vs producer: obligations, definitions and practical cases at a glance - Noventiz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn who is considered a manufacturer or producer under the PPWR, what obligations apply, and what 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